disarmament
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and…The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
» The superpowers made significant progress in disarmament.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
Abrüstung
разоруже́ниеrazoružénije
роззбро́єнняrozzbrójennja
(countable, uncountable)The act of disarming an opponent in a fight.
- act of reducing or depriving of arms
Examples
15 sentencesThe superpowers made significant progress in disarmament.
Do you believe in universal disarmament?
deGlaubst du an eine allgemeine Abrüstung?
Numerous countries have signed a nuclear disarmament agreement.
deZahlreiche Länder haben ein Übereinkommen zur nuklearen Abrüstung unterzeichnet.
A radical disarmament treaty prohibits all armaments and armed forces.
The countries agreed to a disarmament treaty and subsequently withdrew their troops.
Translations
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Origin
From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.
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Forms
plural: disarmaments| Singular | disarmament |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- act of reducing or depriving of arms:disarming
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable